Monthly Archives: January 2015
Courier legals 1-28-15
NOTICE OF SALE
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COUNTY OF PICKENS
IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS
FOR THE THIRTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
Case No.: 2014–CP–39–1072
Marie Bobo, Plaintiff, vs. Heather Lavigne, John Lavigne, and Steve Roper Defendant.
BY VIRTUE OF AN ORDER of the Court of Common Pleas for Pickens County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Brenda Wires and Barbara Day, the undersigned as Special
Courier Notice to Creditors 1-28-14
The publisher shall only be liable for an amount less than or equal to the charge for the space of the item in error in the case of errors in or omissions from any advertisement, and only for the first incorrect insertion.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES
All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on Form #371ES with the Probate Court of PICKENS COUNTY, the address of which is 222 MCDANIEL AVE., B-16 PICKENS, SC 29671, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this
Courier Trespass Notices 1-28-15
In the state of South Carolina, trespass after notice is a misdemeanor criminal offense prohibited by section 16-11-620 for the South Carolina Code.
Those who enter upon the lands of others without the permission of the owner or manager shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor trespassing.
All persons are hereby notified and warned not to hunt, fish, cut timber or trespass in any
Courier Classifieds 1-28-15
Announcements
Contents of the following storage units located on Massingale Lane, Easley, will be disposed of, if rent not paid by Feb. 5, 2015. Unit 3, rented to David Thompson, Unit 5, rented to Billy Brown, Unit J, rented to Jeremiah Thompson and Unit R, rented to Josh O’Shields. 1/28, 2/4
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Man arrested in ‘gruesome’ case of animal mistreatment
LIBERTY — A Liberty man was arrested last week after sheriff’s deputies and animal control officers found a number of dead and decomposing animals at his home, according to Pickens County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Creed Hashe.
Ricky David Turner, 33, of 33 Blackbottom Road, was charged with ill treatment of animals, first offense, and failure to bury dead animals.
Hashe said the sheriff’s office was notified last Wednesday that Pickens County Animal Control
Man killed in moped wreck
EASLEY — An Easley man lost his life after wrecking his moped over the weekend.
Gregory Alan Duncan, 47, of 214 Cornerwood Street in Easley, died at the scene of the crash near the intersection of Arial Street and Old Pond Road in Easley on Saturday, according to Pickens County coroner Kandy Kelley.
The wreck happened at 7 p.m., and Duncan was not wearing a helmet, Kelley said.
According to Lance Cpl. Bill Rhyne of the South Carolina Highway Patrol, Duncan was traveling
Pickens man wanted on multiple charges
WALHALLA — Oconee County police are asking for the public’s help in finding a Pickens man wanted on three outstanding warrants.
Oconee County Sheriff’s Office public information officer Jimmy Watt said Friday that Joseph Coy Kilby, 28, whose address is listed on warrants as Swiss Entrance, is wanted on charges of second-degree burglary, petit larceny and possession of implements capable of being used in a crime.
Investigators say the incident occurred Jan. 5, when they allege Kilby broke into a building on Woods Edge Drive in Seneca and made off with around $1,750 worth of various pieces of
Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2015
Rocky Nimmons/Courier
The Rev. Artis Bufford of Easley Union Missionary Baptist Church speaks on the steps of the Pickens County Courthouse during the annual celebration held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.
‘We cannot sleep’
Pastor urges crowd to continue to
be active in pursuit of King’s dream
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Easley Union Missionary Baptist Church pastor Rev. Artis J. Bufford addressed the public during the celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday in Pickens and challenged his audience to remain active in pursuing King’s dream.
“We cannot sleep,” Rev. Bufford said.
The program was held in front of the Pickens County Courthouse and featured words from
Perry reflects on segregation days
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
Rocky Nimmons/Courier
Pickens City Councilman Fletcher Perry reflected on Pickens’ past during Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at the Pickens County Courthouse.
PICKENS — Pickens City Councilman Fletcher Perry can remember what it was like growing up in Pickens before desegregation.
Perry and a friend used to go to a store downtown to get hot dogs.
They were not allowed to enter from the front of the store.
“”I didn’t think about it then,” Perry told the audience during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Clark creating criminal justice committee
Rocky Nimmons/Courier
Pickens County sheriff Rick Clark greets community members during an event in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday in Pickens.
By Ben Robinson
Staff Reporter
brobinson@thepccourier.com
PICKENS — Pickens County sheriff Rick Clark said he was glad to be a part of Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day program on the steps of the Pickens County Courthouse following the Rev. C.L. Cruell’s recitation of Dr. King’s famous “I Have A Dream” speech.
“Because after that, you really don’t have to say much else,” Clark said. “You kind of go back to Aug. 28, 1963,” the date Dr. King originally made the speech.
Clark admitted his generation had missed much of the racial tension in America. Born in 1967, he attended elementary school
